Cigarette roller



Nov. 24, 1942. s. L, WHITE 2,302,926

CIGARETTE ROLLER riled March 2, 1942 2 Sheets-:Sheet 1 Inventor it M rna s Nov. 24, 1942. G, 1,, WHITE 2,302,926

CIGARETTE momma Filed March 2, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /8 22 M f u 22 20 E 20 Patented Nov. 24, 1942 UNlTED s'rarss PATENT orrlcs CIGARET'IE ROLLER Grover L. White, Everett, Wash.

Application March 2, 1942, Serial No. 433,083

v(,Cl. 131-49) 1 Claim.

The present-invention relates to new and usef ul improvements in cigarette rollers of the hand type comprising a plurality of rollers with an endless belt or apron operable thereon, and has for one of its important objects to provide a device of this character comprising novel means for adjusting or regulating said belt or apron as desired, whereby various sizes of cigarettes may be expeditiously rolled.

Another very important object of the invention a:

cilitate the insertion of the paper in the correct 1.

manner.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a cigarette roller of the character described which will be comparatively simple in construction,

strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use, compact, light in weight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a cigarette roller constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in vertical section substantially similar to Figure 3, but showing the device rolling a cigarette.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view in vertical section, taken substantially on the line 66 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a substantially U-shapecl frame of suitable metal which is designated generally by reference numeral I. The .frame I includes a base or bottom 2, upstanding side walls 3, a back flange 4 and ansunk in the side walls 3.

gularly extending end members 5 on said back flange fixed to the side walls 3.

Rotatably mounted in the front portion of the frame I is what may be considered a main roller t of suitable material, preferably wood. The roller 6 has formed longitudinally therein and extending from end to end thereof a groove 1 of substantially the shape shown to advantage in Figure '5 of the drawings. Fixed on the ends of the roller 6 are heads 8 in the form of metallic disks which close the groove 1 at its ends. Pressed outwardly in the side walls 3 of the frame l are sockets or the like 9 into which the heads 8 fit. Thus, the ends of the roller 6 are counter- Fixed in the end portions of the roller 6 and protruding therefrom are trunnions ll! which are journaled in openings provided therefor in the side walls 3 of the frame l. An operating knob H is fixed on one of the trunnions I0.

Journaled in the upper portion of the frame I, adjacent the roller 6, is a comparatively small metallic roller l2 which coacts with said roller 6 for forming the cigarette. Formed in the side walls 3 of the frame I are outwardly pressed channel guides l3. The guides I3 taper and extend from the upper edges of the side walls 3 to a point adjacent the space between the rollers 6 and H, as best seen in Figure 5 of the drawings. The guides i3 facilitate the introduction of the cigarette paper, as at M, between the side walls 3 and assist in directing said paper between the rollers 6 and J2.

Mounted on the back portions of the frame side walls 3 are vertically adjustable bars [5 of suitable metal. Bolts IB secure the bars [5 in vertically adjusted position on the side walls 3. Slots I! in the lower portions of the metallic bars l5 accommodate the bolts 16.

Pressed outwardly in the upper portions of the frame side walls 3 are substantially U-shaped guides It which are open at their lower ends for the reception of the bars I5. Journaled in the upper end portions of the bars I5 is a metallic idle roller ill. Trunnions 20 on the ends of the roller 19 are journaled in the bars l5. Vertical slots 22 which the substantially U-shaped guides l8 define accommodate the trunnions 20. Operable on the rollers 3, l2 and I9 is an endless belt or apron 21 of rubber sheeting or other suitable flexible material.

It is thought that the manner of using the device will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the roller 6 is positioned substantially as seen in Figure 3 of the drawings, the endless belt 2| is tucked into the groove or pocket 1 and the desired quantity of tobacco is placed therein. The loop formed in the belt for the reception of the tobacco is indicated at 23. The roller 6 is then rotated in a manner to actuate the belt 2| for shifting the loop 23 with the tobacco therein to the position shown in Figure 5 of the drawings. The paper I4 is then introduced between the rolls 6 and I2 on the endless belt 2|, the guides l3 facilitating the insertion of said paper. Before the paper I4 is permitted to pass all the way between the rollers 6 and I2, the usual gummed marginal portion thereof is moistened. Rotation of the roller 6 is then continued for actuating the endless belt 2| in a manner to roll and compress the tobacco in the loop 23 and wrap the paper therearound. When the groove 1 is again adjacent the roller l2 the roller 6 is reversed in a manner to eliminate the loop 23 and deliver the cigarette. By simply loosening the bolts Hi the bars IS with the roller l9 thereon may be adjusted as desired for regulating or adjusting the endless belt or apron 2|. In this manner the loop 23 which is formed in the endless belt 2| may be controlled as to size for permitting various sizes of cigarettes to be rolled. The trunnions on the ends of the roller |2 are indicated at 24. The construction and arrangement is such that the ends of all of the rollers are countersunk in the side walls 3 in a manner to prevent the endless a'pron 2| from getting therebetween.

The operating knob is suitably marked, as at 25, to facilitate stopping the roller 6 at the correct place for the insertion of the paper.

It is believed that the many advantages of a cigarette roller constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A cigarette roller comprising a frame including opposed side walls, coacting large and small rollers journaled in said side walls, the large roller having a substantially V-shaped, longitudinal groove therein, an endless belt operable on the rollers, said belt being engageable in the groove for forming a loop for the reception of tobacco and a wrapper, metallic disks on the ends of the comparatively large roller closing the groove at its ends, the side walls having sockets in their opposed faces for the reception of said disks, and means for rotating the large roller for actuating the belt.

GROVER L. WHITE. 

